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Loi sur la santé mentale : renseignements sur les commissions d'examen de la sante mentale

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Review panels review applications from people under the Mental Health Act, including formal patients and people subject to a community treatment order. Review panels give you an opportunity to... More ≫

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Review panels review applications from people under the Mental Health Act, including formal patients and people subject to a community treatment order. Review panels give you an opportunity to have a physician or nurse practitioner’s opinion about your mental health reviewed by people who are not involved in your care. Each review panel includes a lawyer, a psychiatrist and a member of the public.

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Loi sur la santé mentale : renseignements à l’intention des patients en cure obligatoire

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A formal patient is someone who is held at a hospital or health centre under the Mental Health Act under the authority of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates. If you are a... More ≫

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A formal patient is someone who is held at a hospital or health centre under the Mental Health Act under the authority of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates. If you are a formal patient, this document contains information about your legal rights, answers to common questions and other resources.

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Loi sur la santé mentale : renseignements à l’intention des personnes assujetties à une ordonnance de traitement en milieu communautaire

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Explains community treatment orders, which are issued under the Mental Health Act to assist an individual in complying with treatment and care while living in the community, instead of being... More ≫

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Explains community treatment orders, which are issued under the Mental Health Act to assist an individual in complying with treatment and care while living in the community, instead of being detained at a hospital. A team of health care providers determines what to include in a community treatment order care plan, such as medications that need to be taken regularly and appointments with care providers.

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Mental Health Act : information for formal patients

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A formal patient is someone who is held at a hospital or health centre under the Mental Health Act under the authority of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates. If you are a... More ≫

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A formal patient is someone who is held at a hospital or health centre under the Mental Health Act under the authority of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates. If you are a formal patient, this document contains information about your legal rights, answers to common questions and other resources.

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Mental Health Act : information for persons subject to a community treatment order

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Explains community treatment orders, which are issued under the Mental Health Act to assist an individual in complying with treatment and care while living in the community, instead of being... More ≫

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Explains community treatment orders, which are issued under the Mental Health Act to assist an individual in complying with treatment and care while living in the community, instead of being detained at a hospital. A team of health care providers determines what to include in a community treatment order care plan, such as medications that need to be taken regularly and appointments with care providers.

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Mental Health Act : information about mental health review panels

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Review panels review applications from people under the Mental Health Act, including formal patients and people subject to a community treatment order. Review panels give you an opportunity to... More ≫

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Review panels review applications from people under the Mental Health Act, including formal patients and people subject to a community treatment order. Review panels give you an opportunity to have a physician or nurse practitioner’s opinion about your mental health reviewed by people who are not involved in your care. Each review panel includes a lawyer, a psychiatrist and a member of the public.

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Protéger les adultes vulnérables contre les mauvais traitements : Loi sur la protection des personnes recevant des soins [2020]

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Cette brochure explique la Loi sur la protection des personnes recevant des soins (PPCA), qui exige le signalement des mauvais traitements et favorise la prévention des mauvais traitements envers... More ≫

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Cette brochure explique la Loi sur la protection des personnes recevant des soins (PPCA), qui exige le signalement des mauvais traitements et favorise la prévention des mauvais traitements envers les clients adultes qui reçoivent des soins ou des services d'aide financés par l’État.

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Safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse : Protection for Persons in Care Act [2018]

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The Protection for Persons in Care in Care Act promotes the prevention and reporting of abuse of adult Albertans who receive publicly-funded care or support services. This brochure explains the... More ≫

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The Protection for Persons in Care in Care Act promotes the prevention and reporting of abuse of adult Albertans who receive publicly-funded care or support services. This brochure explains the Act, provides a definition of abuse, outlines how to report abuse and describes the review process once a report of abuse has been received.

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Safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse : Protection for Persons in Care Act [2014]

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The Protection for Persons in Care in Care Act promotes the prevention and reporting of abuse of adult Albertans who receive publicly-funded care or support services. This brochure explains the... More ≫

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The Protection for Persons in Care in Care Act promotes the prevention and reporting of abuse of adult Albertans who receive publicly-funded care or support services. This brochure explains the Act, provides a definition of abuse, outlines how to report abuse and describes the review process once a report of abuse has been received.

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Formal patients under the Mental Health Act

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Under the Mental Health Act, a formal patient is a patient detained in a facility on the authority of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates. This fact sheet discusses the... More ≫

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Under the Mental Health Act, a formal patient is a patient detained in a facility on the authority of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates. This fact sheet discusses the different between formal and informal patients under the Mental Health Act, and what procedures may lead to a formal admission to a mental health facility.

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